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Salomao Agostinho Cossa

Salomao Agostinho Cossa

Cidade de Maputo

Summary

Detail-oriented Finance Professional with more than 20 years of experience in the Private & Public sectors and NGOs, with sound knowledge and experience in financial management, internal controls, financial reporting, tax preparation, and budget analysis. Strong ability to manage complex financial portfolios, optimize resource allocation, and ensure compliance with both local and international regulations and standards.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Accounts Payable Accountant (& Receivables)

USAID
05.2008 - 08.2025
  • Review Implementing Partners (IP) disbursement requests, ensuring they are made in strict compliance with U.S. government laws and regulations, and contractual terms and agreed standards.
  • Provide training and ongoing assistance to the implementing partners on advances, liquidation, and budget management.
  • Advise implementing partners on budget execution to ensure they are on track, and spot potential budget realignment needs or overruns.
  • Provide post-award orientation to the implementing partners, and keep close contact with Project Managers to provide support for the IP as needed.
  • Proactively anticipate funding shortfalls in coordination with teammates to avoid potential project activity disruptions.
  • Manage, monitor, and reconcile IP budget and disbursement transactions, and address discrepancies.
  • Prepare and deliver semi-annual Payment Section presentations to the Board.
  • Assist the department in risk assessment and pre-award reviews, financial reviews of implementing partners' (IPs) accounts, budget reviews (cost analysis), and payment/advance/liquidation reconciliations.

Financial Accountant

WFP - the United Nation’s World Food Programme
05.2006 - 05.2008
  • Provide financial, accounting, and budgetary support to the Head Office and sub-offices (provinces).
  • Assist WFP technical/program staff on the financial management aspects of activities implementation.
  • Coordinate and oversee financial management activities of suboffices/provinces, and ensure compliance with internal controls and procedures.
  • Perform periodic financial reviews of suboffices (provinces).
  • Bank reconciliations of head office and sub-office accounts.
  • Prepare financial summaries for monthly cash expenses and needs/forecasts.
  • Prepare and submit VAT refund reports for reimbursement to the Ministry of Finance.
  • Cash management and currency exchange transactions with local and international currency converters/vendors.

Accountant

Grupo SOICO (STV)
03.2005 - 05.2006
  • Provide financial, accounting, and budgetary support to a set of group companies.
  • Prepare and present periodic draft reports of the income statement to management.
  • Prepare monthly and annual tax (VAT, IRPC, and other taxes) reports, and bank reconciliation.
  • Intragroup transactions management and reconciliation.
  • Payroll processing.

Provincial Administrator

RED-CROSS
01.2003 - 03.2005
  • Responsible for financial management and operations for the province (Gaza) and the districts (i.e., the sub-offices).
  • Train and advise Red Cross technical/program staff on financial management aspects of activity implementation at provincial and district levels.
  • Participate in discussions and decision-making relating to program planning, design, and implementation, and monitoring with government officials at both provincial and district levels.
  • Conduct, in coordination with project managers, periodic financial reviews, provide recommendations for improvements, and ensure compliance with internal controls and procedures.
  • Prepare periodic (monthly/annual) financial reports for the country head office.
  • Assist with internal and external audits.
  • Provide full financial management services to the provincial head office, including district sub-offices.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact and accounting specialist responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and coordinating all accounting and budget matters for a portfolio of Red Cross/Gaza Province and Districts activities.

Education

University Degree(bachelor) - Accounting, Audit & Finance

University of Eduardo Mondlane
01.2006 - 01.2011

Diploma - Accounting/Auditing

Instituto Commercial
08.1999 - 02.2001

Certificate - Accounting

Commercial School
01.1994 - 12.1996

ACCA - undefined

Skills

accounting procedures

Complementary Education

  • Psycho-pedagogic Empowerment/Capacitating
  • Empowerment in matters relating to Project Evaluation and Monitoring
  • First Aid training by 'Red Cross'
  • Presentation/Negotiation/Report writing/Communication trainings (USAID)
  • Advanced English Course - British Council

References


  • Alberto Nhampossa, Supervisory Financial Analyst, USAID/Mozambique, 853089739
  • Lourenco Manganhela, Supervisory Risk Management Specialist - USAID/Mozambique, 845544999
  • Oscal Chalmass, Operations Officer, UN-WHO (World Health Organization), Maputo, 845911111/823282350, chalmasseo@who.int

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Accounts Payable Accountant (& Receivables)

USAID
05.2008 - 08.2025

Financial Accountant

WFP - the United Nation’s World Food Programme
05.2006 - 05.2008

University Degree(bachelor) - Accounting, Audit & Finance

University of Eduardo Mondlane
01.2006 - 01.2011

Accountant

Grupo SOICO (STV)
03.2005 - 05.2006

Provincial Administrator

RED-CROSS
01.2003 - 03.2005

Diploma - Accounting/Auditing

Instituto Commercial
08.1999 - 02.2001

Certificate - Accounting

Commercial School
01.1994 - 12.1996

ACCA - undefined

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